On Aneta Šmrhová

Re-reading The Crimson Shadow, one of the many small things that pop out for me is the character of LieutenantAneta Šmrhová. She has a nice bit of development in this novel, especially in her exchanges with Worf and Dygan: passionate, focused, willing to bend the rules.

I like her. There's something in her character that reminds me of Tasha Yar, or at least of Tasha Yar's potential as a rising young tactical/security officer willing to take risks on behalf of the helpless and the needy. Her appearance in McCormack' latest notwithstanding, Šmrhová was introduced by David Mack in his Destiny trilogy and later received more sustained development in the different volumes of the Cold Equations trilogy of last year.

My main problem with her is the name....I find it a little jarring. Kind of like having a character named Jenna Jameson on the bridge.

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How come? Is she based on a adult movie star then?

I really liked the character. At first, I didn't really know what to make of her, and was afraid she was only there as a antogonist for Worf. But she really became her own character, and I do hope we get to see more of her in the coming novels.

You know, humanity is much more evolved about things in the future, so maybe they have an evolved view on sexuality. She could be seen as a classic adult actress/model in the future, and being named after her could be seen as a great honor.

Titters and giggles aside, I do enjoy the character, too. Although I still miss Choudhurry a little.